Senior Software Engineer (Product Safety & Integrity)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Product Safety & Integrity): Developing and maintaining tools to empower communities against abuse across Wikimedia projects with an accent on privacy-conscious systems and abuse detection strategies. Focus on collaborating cross-functionally to create human-centered solutions that balance safety and freedom.

Location: Remote

Company

The hirify.global is a nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia free knowledge projects.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain tools for abuse identification and prevention.
• Design systems that respect user privacy while detecting abuse.
• Adapt strategies in response to changes in privacy standards.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and researchers.
• Write maintainable systems and high-quality code.
• Implement observability for system stability.

Requirements

• 4+ years of related professional experience.
• Experience with large-scale applications.
• Proficiency in PHP, Javascript, and relational databases.
• Strong foundation in security principles.
• Experience in driving cross-team objectives.
• Familiarity with abuse fighting or security concerns is a plus.